Question

During this conflict, one leader was quoted as saying “the greatest glory for a woman is not to be spoken of at all, either for good or ill.” This is the chronologically earliest of the wars compared in the book On the Origins of War and the Preservation of Peace. One incident during this war is often considered the first instance of Realpolitik. That incident during this war, which was chronicled by (-5[2])(*) Donald Kagan, is often remembered (10[1])by the maxim: “the strong do (10[1])what (10[1])they can and the weak suffer (-5[1])what they must.” (10[2])That book about this war, which contains the Melian Dialogue and the Funeral (10[2])Oration of Pericles, was written by (10[1])Thucydides. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this ancient Greek conflict was fought (10[1])between Athens and Sparta (10[1])for control of the Greek world. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Peloponnesian War
<JW, Ancient/Other History>
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